all. we will get to those stories in a moment but first we start with the two major traffic stories. right now, a sig-alert is in effect on interstate 205 in tracy after a big rig overturn overturned. you can see the emergency lights flashing right there and the big rig has been cleared but the backup is there. the damage is done. sue hall will have more in a moment but, first, we go to matt keller for another traffic issue affecting south bay drivers. >> it will be a slow process to get this cleared. the highway is empty until the scene of where the tanker overturned on 101. that bad news for drivers headed southbound, highway is empty and blocked off to all traffic. you can smell the fuel out here and c.h.p. estimates 4,000 of

the 8,000 gallons of fuel that spilled from the tanker and some of the fuel was spotted for evening and a nearby drain and c.h.p. says the coast guard and other officials have been notified to make sure no waterways have been affected. this is how it happened. >> the rain. slick roads. lost control. went to the center divider and hit the guardrail and went across the lanes. that hit the tank certificate okay and the driver of the big rig complained of pain. morgan hill police officer said he believes some homes remain evacuated. we did fought see road closing on the sidestreets. caltran plans to open up the highway at 10:00 and of course, that can change. we will see if the c.h.p. opens

up one lane and that eases the commuter concerns and another concern for commuters is there have been on and off showers in morgan hill so that can cause problems on the roads and we will keep you updated. back to the studios. >> the big problem on 20 a with all lanes remaining closed at morning were hill and you can divert and take monterey highways. the rank is slower than we saw earlier with speeds at 16 miles per hour and is 25 minutes from gilroy. at 205 westbound before 580 the big rig that was if the lanes is out of the lanes and the cleanup remains. it is jammed. it is bumper-to-bumper traffic and a solid line of tail lights

headed inned westbound direction from the central valley area toward dublin/pleasanton at an hour and 15 minutes. it is nasty. there should be relief. mike has weather. >> we switched things around. good morning, everyone, from the roof and i am sorry to see breaks and blue shining through the gray, the dark charcoal grave of the clouds. live doppler 7 hd shows coyote and morgan hill and san martin and the area with showers headed to fremont, hayward, sunol grade moving through danville and blackhawk a few light sprinkles and tell -- daly city and san francisco. by noon the showers are over but the north bay and in the afternoon hours you can see we

will have sunshine, clouds and possibly a break from the wet weather with breezes along the coast and winds at 10- to 20-miles per hour and upper 50's to mid-60 at the coast. >> in san jose, crews have wrap up at the scene of an apartment fire that displaced 18 including eight children shortly after midnight. several cars and a carport at a four unit town house were burning. one unit was totally destroyed. three others were badly damaged. everyone get out safely. no word on a cause. >> from last night open twitter, officials say an issue with an air conditioning system led to delta connection flight be filled with smoke as it landed at oakland international airport. this video was shot by we a

passenger on the flight and a former spokesman for bart. he says the cabin filled with smoke as they yelled for passengers to exit the plane without getting their belongings. no one was injured. storm number one is moving on now but storm number two is here later tonight and promises to make a mess in the north pay again. amy hollyfield is there with the problems that the neighbors are dealing with. >> hydroplaning on highway 101 was an issue during 9 rain and the north bay got a good soaking 50 got knocked around by the wind and the c.h.p. say they saw a few spinouts including a pick medium truck that flipped north of san rafael around 6:30. the driver was fine. traffic was not. it was back up for miles.

other drivers say they are well aware of the dangerous spots on highway 101. >> it is scary. the rain comes up fast and you can get if trouble quickly. it is dangerous. >> trees toppled from all the rain and wind and this kill down if marin county across highway one. crews, worked quickly to try and get them all up before the next storm rolls in. the first storm had a little bit of everything: rain, wind, lightning but mostly emergency responders tell us drivers kept it safe on the roads and there wasn't too much damage. crews are cleaning up after a tree fell on power lines on summit road in the santa cruz mountains that happened before 9:00 last night. crews worked overnight to clear the road and get power back

open. >> in the santa cruz mountains crews have been busy and drivers have been dealing with roads and poor visibility and are seeing alum natured warning signs telling them to reduce speed. the rains caused problem in monterey county where an advisory is posted for all beaches. run off from the storm has caused contaminated water to make its way to the ocean. high levels of bacteria are found in the water. >> if southern california people east of los angeles are watching the next rain headed their way. voluntary evacuations are underway this morning for parts of the area, the neighborhoods hit by the fire last month. officials are concerned of the possibility of mudslides. >> last night, snow was falling on ton of the rain slickened

roads causing worries of black ice. sand plows are standing by at the ski resorts. the lifts were mostly empty. some skiers have given up on the season. we want to see your weather me to and video which you can e-mail to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com and post them on our abc7 news facebook page or share them with us on twitter or instagram at abc7 news. we have another great weather resource for you, following live doppler 7 hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions. mike, you are on the roof and there is still wind. >> there is wind. these are sustained winds, not the gusts that we dealt with last night.

we are still around eight miles per hour to 14 miles per hour at sfo and half moon bay and oakland at 13 and eight in concord and slow and around that in novato and santa rosa and napa is 15. we have high wind watch for 1:00 o'clock tonight or tomorrow morning law saturday at 4:00 and southeast winds gusting 25 to 40 and that is sustained and up to 60. local power out aims are possible. the wind ramp up with the heaviest storms coming in around midnight and gusting between 35 to 50 miles per hour inland neighborhoods to point reyes and when that passes through at rush hour tomorrow well get back to the 20 to 30 miles per hour range. we going to sky 7 over the scene of the early accident and you can see lanes are still shut, this is the cleanup from a big rig accident that flipped

over with right lane still blocked and westbound 205 before grant line and the backup is horrendous. we looked at an hour and 17 minutes from i-5 but now it is easing. a solid line of traffic. the alternate is i-5 to 132 to westbound 580. >> first target and ahead, why shoppers at other stars may have reason to be worried with credit card information possibly in the wrong hands. >> where tesla is looking to expand this morning. >> a spicy sauce sounding off with neighborhoods again the plant that makes the wildly popular sauce get news they don't want to hear.

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complain of. they have been complaining for a while and the city finally filed a lawsuit. if we have anymore traffic problems... >> several sig-alerts. we have a shot of 205. it is improveing. westbound we had an early big rig accident that has been cleared from the lanes. the right lane remains blocked where 205 merges westbound 580. that is improving. 53 minutes from i-5 to dublin pleasanton which is usually slow. bumper to bumper but it is clear ing. morgan hill accident is still blocking southbound lanes of 101 there is a tanker truck nipped

from behind. >> at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are on. >> keep the umbrella handy. we are out of the heaviest rain with scattered light showers. live doppler 7 hd shows radar returns are in the south bay in the higher elevations. you can see near where i am standing we have rain. the bay bridge is getting wet. the rain is pulling away from san francisco international airport but daly city and south san francisco all ready to get a sprinkle. same for dublin and headed to pleasanton. across the north by we are looking at scattered showers from san rafael, up 101, into santa rosa. lowest visibility is 1.5 miles

at half moon bay. san francisco international airport is an hour and 47 minute flight arrival delays. light showers will taper in the afternoon and heavy rain and windy and thunder tonight and scatters showers through saturday. the front moved through overnight and the thunder and lightning with thunder snow around yosemite village and a plume of moisture along the cold front where urban flooding is an issue and wind damage. a lot of the damage could happen while we are sleeping so tune in 24 hours from now and we will have that covered as the biggest part of the storm moves in overnight. at 10:00, the steady rain moves in and the thunderstorms and the winds and urban flooding potential around midnight through 3:00 in the morning it

is a stormy start to the commute which is a nightmare because of the rain and by noon scattered showers and that continues in the evening through saturday. 2" to 4" in the mountains. sunday is the nice are day to be outside and partly cloudy and 50's at the coast and low-to-mid 60's elsewhere. a couple of slight chances monday, tuesday, and wednesday but nothing like tonight through tomorrow. with the wind blowing out and the rain coming down this keeps the top half warm cover your good shoes and slacks. >> here is the toyota lake tahoe report and we are getting snow in the sierra with squaw valley reporting 6" and alpine getting 6" and chains are required on all the major roads in the lake tahoe area. we will look at sierra lake tahoe with a nice base and four

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coming next on "good morning america" in 25 minutes. >> right now, hollywood's biggest stars are not the only one celebrating at the academy award with sense young aspiring film makers won a rare opportunity to hand out the coveted gold statues including a student from the pay area. katie marzullo reports on that story. >> out of a thousand submissions these are the lucky six college students living a dreams one a student at stanford. >> this is what i was born to do. >> they won a trick it to the academy awards part of the college search with winners announced on "ellen." they didn't want anyone on stage that didn't have a real investment in the future of film. >> in a video though explain how

they would trip to the next generation of film. >> score the techs get the girl, and the story. >> >> some use music. >> never set sail without music. >> others did not speak a word. i am on cloud nine. the best week of my life. >> they will deliver the statues and rub holiday with the influential movie makers. >> i would love to meet the most the industry. >> an opportunity that will inspire their future work. >> adding more fuel to the tank to be there for my own merit. we are the oscar nation and katie marzullo will be one of

the lucky ones if los angeles covering the oscars starting tomorrow on abc7 news. >> when we say we are the oscar nation that means it is the only place to see the oscars on sunday. we start covering at 2:00 p.m. and you can visit abc7news.com "oscars sunday," right here on abc7 news this sunday. >> stay tuned. >> and what to expect if you are headed out the door after a fuel tanker problem. >> and side effects from storm number one. >> scattered showers for are --

our commute. >> a shot of the bay bridge backup to the maze and you can see the wet ground with high winds on the bridge. we have two sig-alerts, one in the south bay at morgan hill southbound 101 and improving conditions in tracy area westbound 205.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. we start with breaking traffic news. highway 101 shut down in one direction overnight after a tanker citizen. >> that is one of several problems. we will check with matt keller for the problem in the south bay. matt? >> this is never good when highway 101 is a parking lot. i will show you what is going on behind us. you can see all the emergency crews here trying to get this cleared and showing you what caused the mess on the side of the road.

firefighters are an hour away from the fuel out of the overturned tanker and sucking it out with hoses and putting it in with containers so the c.h.p. is hoping to get one lane opened on the southbound side. soon. that will mean a slow commute but drivers do not have to take the detour around to get back on 101. it happened after 1:00 o'clock when a vehicle hit the big rig and the tanker was knocked into the dip. 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of fuel spilled raising concerns of potential fire hazard and the fumes from the fuel. 14 homes were evacuated. the red cross and family members were able to be sheltered. the evacuation order will be lifted shortly and if all goes as planned c.h.p. will open up just one lane but it will be several hours after that before

the highway is open and caltrain is estimated that the highway could build open by 10:00 this morning. thank you, matt. and they hope to open one southbound lane. >> sow -- how soon, sue? >> hopefully in an hour. that is southbound 101. northbound 101 is the commute direction. this is a solid line of traffic backed up and it is a five mile backup to the scene of the accident. very slow going northbound direction of 101 and one lane southbound hopefully will be only in an sure or so. improving conditions on westbound 205 with the right lane closed before 580 we had a big rig overturned and it has been cleared with the cleanup remaining and remark is improving at 52 minute from i-5 into the dublin/pleasanton area.

mike is on the roof with the weather. in the elements again this morning. from the roof we just had a shower pass over ahead and now dry el is falling. we had a shower cross the bridge so we will look how wet that is. it looks like the rain could be ramping up again. folks are coming at us from marin county and to the north. live doppler 7 hd shows the scattered showers around the heart of the bay, emeryville, oakland, san francisco, south san francisco, pacifica, daly city, san leandro, union city, all getting wet. it will continue through noon and we will see a tapering headed in the afternoon. light showers through the morning and moving out of everywhere by 4:00 and we will get a brief rain late this afternoon and the evening showers. at 10:00, round two coming in.

it is wet outside. be careful. >> developing news a story we were first to break last night on twitter. we know why a plane coming into oakland airport was filled with smoke. passengers called it frighten frightening. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with video showing what happened on board. katie? >> a spokesman says that the smoke was coming from an air conditioning pack and not electric. the evacuation of the plane is not considered an emergency by airline standards. it was captured on video. >> leave all personal belongings behind. >> we cannot both back here. go. >> passenger that took the video last night at 9:00. the delta connection flight 4454 landed at oakland arriving from

l.a.x. and the emergency chutes were not deployed. leading up to the moment was anything but normal. >> first, there was confusion of why we were being told to get off the plane because the smoke was not bad but it get stronger. you knew it was a problem. you can hear the urgency in the flight attend's voice. >> the former bart spokesman was on the plane and was reading a book about airplane disasters in flight. >> as mike has been telling us this is the lull between the storms with a bigger system hitting the bay area after a treacherous night with wind and

heavy rain. amy hollyfield joins us from the north by. >> we are at lucky drive where drivers know this is a spot that has a risk hydroplaning. the c.h.p. says they saw their fair share of spinouts yesterday with the rain. one caused a pickup truck to flip north bound near san rafael at 6:30 last note much the drive was okay and told officers he hit a puddle and lost control. trees remain knocked down and crews worked quickly the c.h.p. says that most drives kept it safe last night and they are hoping that will continue for the next wave of rain. as northern california braces for another storm you can track it in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on our abc7 news weather app which makes it easy to share photos of how you are seeing the rain and you can

download it open our website at abc7news.com/apps. >> coming up, d.u.i. investigation in the south bay and how the drive behind the wheel put his whole family at risk. today, nutrition labels get the first major overhaul in two decades. a look outside the oakland maze looking a little bit wet but nothing coming down now and could make for a tough commute.

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>> good morning from the roof although the heaviest rain is over don't think you will escape it and get dry this morning. the umbrella is out and rain showers moving through san francisco. snow showers ended up if lake tahoe and the radar shows more coming that way but there is a drying trend or band of snowstorms moving through. we have wet weather up-and-down but as the day wears on all up-and-down california it will dry out ahead of the next system. 59 in chico and monterey and mid-to-upper 60's in san diego and los angeles. the amount of see of snow will be double on the slopes in the higher areas.

chains will be needed now through saturday if you are headed to the high country. sue? >> we have chain requirements through the lake tahoe area. this is a shot of the tanker spill in morgan hill, southbound 101 all lanes remain closed we because of the clean up prospect and we are looking at a major backup in the nerve direction which is a commute direction a five mile backup to the scene the southbound is diverted off at east dunn with improving situation from tracy with an early big rig accident leader and the big rig is common but the right lane is closed westbound 205 has the clean up. >> the do's and don't's at the most popular marathon forummers in one city. >> ukraine president is on the run and who is offering help to the fugitive leader. >> this man suspected of d.u.i. in the south bay but it is what

he is accused doing with his family that is

covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. a man is facing attempted homicide charges after he rammed his car intentionally into a house.

it happened in campbell. the 27-year-old man was driving with a woman and two children when he crashed into the house yesterday on purpose. police believe he was trying to kill himself and his passengers. all four were taken to the hospital. no one was seriously injured. he is facing felony d.u.i. charges. the ukraine president would fled from the capital city following weeks of antigovernment protests is now getting protection from russia. russian official announceed it has requested the president yanukovich's request for security. a warrant out for his arrest after he fled. organizers for the boston marathon reveal new do's and don'ts after the attack. runners are not allowed to wear anything that covers their face

or pull, clothes. strollers are not allowed. backpacks, miscontainers and suitcases and rolling bags are banned. the explosions last april killed three people and wounded 250. the nutrition labels on foods we buy will get their first big makeever in 20 years -- makeever in 20 years and will affect what you eat and drink and it could take years to appear on shelves. there could be more realistic serving sizes and bolder calorie counts. radio and television personality jim lang has died in his home in mill valley. his profit career spanned 45 years, a staple on bay area radio for decades as a deejay and show host and the first home of the "dating game" can debuts

in the 60's and commuted to tape the show for a decade. he married nancy fleming a former miss america who says he died tuesday after suffering a heart attack. jim lang was 81. trading is underway on wall street so we will look at the big board and see the dow is up 5 and a third points to 1,202. >> the department of homeland security wants to make security faster but it does not know how to do it. the department is calling on technology companies for help in developing a new security scanner. homeland security is looks to speed up the process so they can process 250 passengers an hour without forcing anyone to take off their shoes, belts, or jackets. the big storm is moving in later today but do we still have rain, mike? >> absolutely.

light-to-moderate shower moved through plan and now moving across the bay bridge to richmond and albany and berkeley and oakland and across the san mateo bridge to hayward is what you seeing with live doppler 7 hd. to the north we are seeing a guest knit tapering in the showers and intensity with a lull in the south bay but north of 237 they are moving through the salt flats with light rain. in san jose you can see moisture on the roads but nothing falling. by the afternoon it will be everywhere and heavy rain and wind and thunder is coming in later in the evening and early overnight in scattered showers they hang around through saturday on the back what of the next system. last night there were thunderstorms and heavy rain and the next one, as much moisture,

as much wind, if not more, so that is request we are going to have scattered power outages and the big problem from the next storm is the urban flooding and wind. at 7:00, dry, and by 10:00, the rains are light and steady. by midnight to 1:00 o'clock, the thunderstorms are moving ashore and move on by 3:00. they will be scattered behind it tomorrow morning with scattered heavier rain so it will be stormy with a tough commute tomorrow morning the toughest we will have through the storm. by friday afternoon you can see the showers are scattered and they will still be around for evening festivities through saturday and sunday is the better day to be outside. half an inch to an inch in the lower elevation and 2 crimpt -- 2 to 4" tonight. we will have gusts up to 60

miles per hour in most pay areas' 500 to 750'. the winds will gust to 55 miles per hour at point reyes. the worst of the weather is going to come in mostly when you are sleeping. do not be surprised if you are woken by the heavy rain, thunder and the winds coming through overnight. on monday, tuesday, and wednesday, we have a slight chance of wet weather and hopefully we will make it dry for a couple of days. >> hope you are ready for it and the commute. sue? >> it has been tough in the south bay and from the central valley. this is 101 if morgan hill you can see they are backing up the tow truck and we had a tanker spill and it flipped and we have a car on the side of the road southbound 101 all lane are shut

with a big backup and they are deficitting off at east dunn with the headlights in the northbound direction. it is a five mile backup. the other problem westbound 205 from the central valley we had an early big rig accident which now is long gone but the right lane remains closed for clean up and there is gap improvement with 45 to 50-minute drive from i-5 to the dublin/pleasanton area. >> abc7 news is the only place where you can see the oscars this sunday. we are giving away free movie tickets for a year through facebook to sell operate the academy awards. >> there are seven winners and the latest is steven from pacifica. you still have five chances to

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s with he continues things off to america more seven things to know. the breaking news in morgan hill on highway 101, all lanes are closed southbound while firefighters remove fuel from an overturn tanker. the c.h.p. is hoping to get one lynn -- lane open soon. >> traffic-related conditions are problemming westbound 205 after a big rig overturned after 1:00 o'clock this morning. this is a picture of it. the semi truck has been cleared from the road. the clean up remains. the right lane is still closed before 580. >> this is the problem for traffic all morning with

southbound remaining closed. one lane will be opening shortly northbound jammed for five mile backup and the other problem today was at the central valley westbound 205 and that is in the clearing phases. we have one right lane still blocked but very slow to the scene. >> four, still track rain from the roof and live doppler 7 hd shows the heaviest showers moved off the peninsula but they are tracking to the east bay shoreline east bay hills from richmond to hayward and possibly fremont and newark and young city. if you are not wet yet you will have a give commute with the wet weather coming your way. by anyone we are dry other than linger showers and the evening commute is easy but at 10:00, the next storm comes in. passengers on a delta flight

that landed last night were rushed off the plane as the cabin filled with smoke. the problem with was with the air conditioning unit. no one was hurt. >> investigators are trying to figure the cause of an apartment fire that displaced 18 people in san jose that break out after midnight. all show -- floors were damaged. >> there will be an examination of proposals to raise bay bridge toll plaza by $2 the next few years. >> thanking for joining us for the morning news. have a great day.

good morning, america. double punch. two storms slamming the west. the biggest rainfall in three years about to drench california. heavy rain, gusty winds and a chance of waterspouts and tornadoes. big worries right now about washed out roads and dangerous mudslides. vetoed. protesters cheering the arizona governor's decision to strike the controversial bill that would have given businesses the right to deny service to gay people for religious reasons. the decision coming after major pressure from big business. breaking this morning, the government announcing a major makeover for the labels on food. why calorie counts are up and serving sizes are changing. will this revolutionize the way we eat? please, no! a superstar's sweet revenge. you will never guess who is in